MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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